In a case that reveals how vulnerable teenagers are in the face of fear, a 16-year-old, who was rescued by a fisherman, after he and his friend jumped off the Vashi bridge, revealed that the duo had decided to take the drastic step because they had been caught smoking cigarettes. Incidentally, this wasn't the first time the boys had been pulled up for smoking cigarettes.

Ruthik Patekar's mother protests at the police station. Pic/Datta Kumbar